Engine-lathe.



I. OSGOOD.

ENGINE LATHE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED D110. s, 1901.

1,064,988, Patented June 17, 1913.

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ENGINE LATHE.

APPLIGATION HLED No.6, 1901.

Patented June 17, 1913.

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To all 'whom z'mayconm: Beit known that I', Isaac Osoooo, a citizen of" the UnitedStates, residing at Amesbury, in the county of Essex, State of Massaohuset'ts, have invented a certain new and usefulv Im rovement in Engine-Lathes, of Wl'ti'clixthe llbwing is a specification, ref erence being had' therein to the accompanying drawings.

ln my U. S. Letters Patent Noi 630,556, granted Aug: 8 1899, flor improvementin axle bearings, have shown and described an' axle-bearing or' axle-box having the 1ntei-ion bearingsurface thereof formed with a 35 continuous or endless lubricant-distributing groove leading" with a spiral first in one direction alon the interior surface of the axlebox andt en in the opposite direction, returning u on itself' at each. extremity of its course. n-practice, in constructing axlebearings or axle-boxes under the saidv Letters latent, it is customary to form the axlebearing or axle-box with two grooves answering to the foregoing description, syminetrically7 dis osed with relation to each other within tie axle-bearing.l or axle-box, and crossingV each other. D

rllhe objectl of the invention is to provide means for forming automatically one or more continuous spiral grooves such as afloresaid in an axle-bearing or other object? either interiorly tliereof, as aforesaid, or exteriorly thereof, as, for instance, in the spindle which fits within the axle-bearing 35 or axle-box.

"llieinvent-ion consists in the improvement in lathes which i will. now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which latter have illustrated an embodiment of the invention which has been contrivedV with more especial reference to forming continuous spiral grooves upon the interior surfaces ofA axle or other bearings.

The main features of the invention are applicable, with suitable modification in the practical embodiments ofthe same, in the production of grooves either interiorly or extcriorly of the Work, as required in practice, although certain minor features thereof herein presented have been designed with reference more especially to the production of Grooves interiorly.

iii the draWings,-Figure 1v shows in front elevationa lathe containing the said embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 shows the Specification ot Letten Patent. Appunumnia December a, 19er. semi no. 154,921'.

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same in plan. Fig. 3 is a view mainly in vertical section on the plane indicated by the dotted line 3 3 in Fig. 2.' Fi 4 is a. transverse section on line 4 4 of ig. 2.

Having reference to the drawin s,-1 is the drivin cone or step pulley, t e same being fixe on the spindle or mandrel 2, which latter is journaledas usual in bearings 3, 3, in the head-stock 4' of the lathe. One end ofthe spindle or mandrel 2 has plied thereto the Work-holding chuck. agi practice, the chuck which is applied to the spindle or mandrel 2 is constructed to suit the work in hand; that is to say, the work- `holding chuck will vary according to the requirements and shape of the work. I have illustrated a chuck 6 of novel'and improved character which I have designed for use more especially in grooving as aforesaid the interior of a bearing or other part in which it is desired to form one or more grooves. The said chuck is provided with a fixed center 61, which is in the form of a socket constructed' to receive within it one end of the Work, and with an opposite center 62 which is longitudinally movable with respect to the work and is suitably constructed to engage with the opposite end of the Work. If preferred, the center 62 may be formed as a socket as shown to receive Within it the said opposite end of the work. The precise character of center 62 is not material. An axle-bearing A is shown in position in the said chuck, clamped between the said sockets G1, 62. The portions of the sockets which receive the two ends of the work have an inward taper, as shown, which enables the chuck to properly center the Work in being tightened upon the latter, and also enables 9;; the work to become firmly seated and held. For convenience of construction, .the chuck is provided with a liub 63 which is fitted upon the inner end of the mandrel, it being secured thereto in convenient manner. The 100 said hub and the mandrel are shown as in screw-threaded engagement with each other, but other means of attachment may be adopted in practice if desired. As a part of the illustrated construction of the workholding chuck, opposite arms 64, G4, extend longitudinally from the said hub 63 and have the fixed center or socket 6l formed or applied at their outer extremities. In the present instance, also, the longitudinally movable center G2 is formed as a block which is fitted to a central hole 65 that is formed in the hub 63 of the chuck, the end of the spindle or mandrel 2 being chambered out to receive the block. when the latter is retracted. For the convenientl operation of the movable center, it is attached to the inner end of a rod 7. This rod is contained within the central longitudinal bore 21 of the spindle or mandrel. It is formed with a screw-thread 71 upon its exterior, engaging with a corres onding interior screw-thread within the sa1d bore of the spindle or mandrel, and is rovided with a handle 72 by means of which it may be turned. By taking hold of the handle 72 and turning the rod 7 within the spindle or mandrel 2, the rod and movable center 62 may be caused to move longitudinally of the mandrel so as to .clamp the work 'between the movable center and the fixed center or socket, or to release the work, according as the handle and rod are turned in one direction or the other. In

order to permit of the introduction of the` work into the work-holding chuck, the movable center is retracted, which enables the Work to be inserted into place through one of the openings between the side arms of the chuck, after which the movable center is operated to clamp the work between itself and the fixed center or socket. The removal of the work from the chuck is permitted by retractin the movable center.

Suita le provisions will of course be made in connection with the chuck for compelling the work to turn in unison with the chuck during the 'performance of the grooving operation. Such provisionsy will vary in practice, accordin to requirements. Axlebearings or axleoxes commonly are provided with longitudinal fins a, a, which are cast or otherwise formed upon their exteriors. In the present instance, I have provided the work-holding chuck 6 with a projection 66 to engage with one of the said fins a, a, on the axle-bearing or axle-box A which is held by the chuck, in order to comg pel the work to turn in unison with the chuck. The inner end of the said projection preferably' is notched or slotted, as shown in Fig. 4, and receives within its notch or slot the fin with which it engages. Preferably, the projection with which the chuck is provided for engagement with the work as aforesaid is madeadjustable radially in order to accommodate different diameters of axle-bearings or axle-boxes. Therefore, in the resent construction, the said projection 66 is constituted by a screw that 1s fitted to a threaded hole tapped in one of the side arms of the chuck so that by turning the screw its inner end may be located at the distance from the center of rotation which is required by the diameter of the work being operated upon.

The bit or cutter 8 constituting the tool for performing the grooving is carried by a longitudinally disposed bar 9. In'order to enable the work to be grooved interiorly by means of the said bit or cutter, the fixed center or socket 61 of the chuck 6 is formed with a central opening 67 through which the said bar extends into the interior of the axle-bearing or axle-box A mounted in the chuck. The said bar is clamped to the up wardly extending ost 91 of the tool-carrying slide 92, whicii last is supported upon the slide-rest 10, it having 1n connection therewith a feed-screw 93 rovided with a handle 94 by means of wiiich handle the said feedscrew may be turned to shift the tool-carrying slide 92 transversely with relation to the work, as required in order to effect the cutting, or to wlthdraw the bit or cutter from `the groove in the Work.

. One import-ant part of the invention resides in the means whereby I produce a relative go-and-ret-urn traverse of the work and tool relatively to each other as required in order to produce in the work a continuous spiral groove returning upon itself at each extreme of its length. The essentials of the same lcomprise a rotating crank or its equivalent, and mot1on-transm1tt1ng connections combined therewith. The crank that is employed in the illustrated embodiment of the invention is designated 11 and, preferably, motion is transmitted from the said crank 11 to the slide-rest 10, a connecting rod 12 being the medium of transmission.. The rotation of the crank 11 is timed suitably with reference to that of the work to suit the pitch of spiral groove that is desired.

An important feature of the invention consists in providing the lathe with means for enabling the length of the s iral groove that is formed in the work to varied at will. To this end, I combine with the crank or its equivalent, and the transmitting connections, means of varying the extent of the relative go-and-return traverse between the tool and the work. The precise manner of carrying this feature of the invention into effect may be varied in practice. Herein, I employ a variable-throw crank, havingthe crank-pin thereof adjustable radially within the slot 112 of the crank-disk 113. Adjustment of the crank-pin toward and from the center of rotation of the said crank-disk will vary the throw of the crank as required in order to secure the desired length of traverse of the slide-rest and tool. The connecting rod is of extensible or telesco ical construction, renderin it variable 1n length in order yto enable t e path traversed by the slide-rest to be shifted nearer to or farther from the head-stock, as may be necessary in ractice in causing the groove or grooves to be formed in the right portion of the length of the work. In itsillustrated form the said connecting-rod is composed of two main portions whlch are screw-threaded at their. Pwximateiesds the screwfthreadsobe I f term-.ined different ortion of the work. tively Arig'lat-handl and left-hand, This provision for re ative rotary shift may ,Y pprtiongbeiconnected. together be made in various ways. It is. very conby of-arigh a -left nut 122, in con-. veniently made at the clutch just referred to.

5, nection with which check-nuts123,123,areh Thus, one or both of the clutch-members, 70

j y Y v Vherein the gear 13 on the mandrel is prolfm;4 the purpose 4of propentimvided witha number of clutch-teeth or proing between the traverse and. t e rotation. of j jections, as 131, 131, corresponding with the they work, the crankv11-isrota.ted.by -means-. number of grooves requiredto be formed in of'. i connecting the said crank `with the work, the arrangement of the said 75 thefspindloonmandrel 2. Y Thus, a gear13; clutch-teeth. or projections on the said is mountedonthesa-ids indle or mandrel, "clutch-member with relation to each other it `Lmotion t rough a vtrain of; corresponding with that which it is desired Y s urfgearing. 14, 14, &c., to a bevel-gear 15,1 the grooves should havefto each other in the 15V Aclutter meshing/with another bevel-gear Work. On the completion of kone groove, so

' 15,1, which,` `fast on. a ,short vertical shaft after the attendant has retracted the tool or 15,2... cal-fry'u .I thelcrank-disk 113 at its upcutter from the said groove sufficiently/:to

ange-gears. are included inthe clear the work, the shipper-lever 18 is opof, .spurgearing for the purpose erated by the attendantto move the clutchwofenabling the ratiobetween the revolutions.: hub 16 suiciently to' withdraw its clutch- 85 of crank and; thosel ot the mandrel tobe tooth or projection 161 fromthe clutch-tooth varied as required in practice in order to seor projection on the said gear 13 with which cunethe desired. pitchin forming the groovev it co-acted during the formation of the said in thework.. Iconsider a rotatin' ,eccentric groove, and then after .the said clutch-tooth n or cama an equivalentof the` cran 11. or projection 161 of the clutch-hub has been 90 In order to enablethe traverse-mechanism caused to pass or escapethe said clutch-tooth to be thrown into and out of operation as or projection of the gear the clutch-hub is andv when' required, provision is made for-f moved reversely so as to cause the clutchshipping. and s unshippng the `power contooth or project-ion 161 of the same to engage' actions qffgthe;traverse-mechanism intoand with the next succeeding or opposite clutch- 95 out. of` .operativemor driving relations. In tooth or projection of the gear 13. During the pleSP-Iit embodiment .ofthe invention, the dwell or lost-motion ofthe traverse the` gear 13 on the spindle or. mandrel is mechanism which is permitted by the procemounted lcoselyuponvthe. latter, and is ardure just described, a rotary shift of the f ai ranged. to be v.made fast. with the spindle o-r work .relative to the tool o-r cutter will take 100 lnandrel or disconnected therefrom at will place, which will cause the next groove to by suitable clutch-devices. These last may be properly spaced in the work with respect vary. ,in 4practicey without involving necesto the preceding groove. The tool or cutter sarily a departurefrom the broad principles will then be advanced by the attendant so as ofthe.invention.v Herein one formof clutch-v to act properly against the Work, and the 105 devices is shown, comprising a. hub 1G movsecond groove will be produced. able .upon the exterior of the mandrel and In the present instance I have shown the connected therewith tot-urn in unison thereloosegear 13 on the mandrel'2 provided with with by means lof'aA spline 17, the gear 13 diaxnetrically opposite clutch-teeth or proa and hub `16 having interengaging teeth or Ajections, as required for producing two 1.10

` projections 131, 161. A suitable' shipperspiral grooves in the work symmetrically handle vor shipper-lever 1S is provided, by disposed with relation to each other. meansof which. the clutch-hub 16 may be Should more than two grooves in the work movedlengthlwise of the mandrel 2into and be desired, as, for example, three, the gear a out-of engagement with the gear 13. Nor- 13 would be provided with a corresponding 115 mally, the clutch-hub is held in engagement number of clutch-teeth or projections propwith the gear. through the action of a spring erly spaced apart around the same. 181 which is connected with the shipper- While I have shown and described my inlevr. When itis desired tounclutch the vention as embodied in a machine, for form- 5,5. traverse-mechanism, the.V shipper-lever is ing lubricating grooves in the interior of an 12a moved in opposition kto the said spring. axle-bearing, it will of course be obvious Forthe purpose' of enabling two or more that all the features of my invention are not grooves to be formed in the work. in predenecessarily restricted to/use in this precise termined posit-ions with relation to one anconnection and for this particular purpose.

60, other, I, make provisiont whereby, after one The main essential principles, as will be '125 groove has been produced in the work, a clear, are equally well adapted for use in relativ-e rotary shift ofl the Work and tool of forming continuous spiral rooves for lua predetermined defnite extent is enabled to brication o-r other purposes in the exterior. be effected. r'Ilherebyv thesucceeding spiral surface ofthe work, as, for example, in the 65 groove is caused to be produced in a predeexterior off the spindle of an axle, and I re- 130 gard such use as wholly within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention 1. In a lathe, in combination, means for revolving a cylindrical piece of work on its longitudlnal axis, a tool avinga cutting position substantially radial with respect to the said axis, means for causing a relative traverse lengthwise of the longitudinal axis of the work first in the direction toward one end of the work and then reversely toward the other end, vand thereby cutting a continuous or endless reverse spiral groove in t-he work, winding around the length of the latter spirally first in one direction and then l reversely.

2. In a lathe, in combination, a workholder for a cylindriform bearing or other like article, a tool-holder, means for producing a slow relative go-and-return traverse of the work-holder and tool lengthwise of the axis of rotation of the work, means for causing one or more complete rotations of the work-holder to each complete go-andreturn traverse and thereby producing in the said bearing a longitudinally-Winding endless or return spiral oil-groove, and means for suspending action of said traverse mechanism temporarily to secure a -rotary shift of the work and tool relative to each other` and cause a succeeding oil-groove to be roduced in a different portion of the worli.

3. In a lathe, in combination, a workholder for a cylindriform bearin or other like article, a tool-holder, a cran connections through which said crank produces a slow relative go-and-return traverse of the work-holder and tool lengthwise of the axis4 of rotation of the work, means for causing one or more complete rotations of the workholder to each complete go-and-return traverse and thereby producing in the said bearing a longitudinally-winding endless or return spiral oil-groove, and means to occasion a relative rotary shift of the work and tool to cause a succeedin endless spiral oilgroove to be roduced' in a predetermined different portion circumferentlally of the work.

4. In a lathe, in combination, a chuck having an o en socket which receives one end of an axle-liox or other hollow iece of work, a center for the other end of' said iece,means for rotating the said chuck, a too support, a tool carried thereby which ,passes through the opening of said socket into the interior of the work, and means for causing a relative traverse of the chuck and tool-support and thereby producing an internal spiral groove in the work.

5. A lathe comprising, essentially, tho

work-holder, the tool-support, traversemechanism for occasioning a go-and-return traverse longitudinally of the work whereby itself at each extreme of its length is adapted to be produced in the work, and driving connections 'for said work-holder and traverse-mechanism, including a clutch-device constructed to occasion a rotary relative shift between the work and tool to enable a succeeding spiral oove to be produced in a predetermined iflerent portion of the work.

6.. A lathe comprising, essentially, the work-holder, the tool-support, traverse mechanism for occasioning a go-and-return traverse longitudinally of the work whereby a continuous spiral groove returning upon itself at each extreme of its length is adaptconnections for said work-holder and travense-mechanism, including a clutch-device comprising essentially a member having au engaging tooth or projection and a second mem er having a plurality of engaging teeth or projections, whereby to occasion a rota relative shift of the work and tool to enable a succeeding spiral oove to be a predetermined lferent ortion of the work, substantially as descri ed.

mandrel and workolder, the tool-support, traverse-mechanism `for occasioning a goand-return traverse longitudinally of the bed whereby a continuous spiral groove returning upon itself at each extreme of its length is adapted to be produced in the work, driving. connections for said work-holder and traverse mechanism, including a slidinflr clutch-member splined to the mandrel and a loose clutch-member co-acting with said sliding clutch-member, one of said members having a plurality of engaging teeth or projections and the other thereof a correspondin projection whereby to occasion a rotary reltive shift of the work and tool to enable a succeeding spiral groove to be roduced in work, substantially as described.

8. A lathe comprising, essentially, 'a work-holder, a tool-support, a crank, means for transmitting a go-and-return traverse from said crank longitudinally of the bed, driving connections for the parts for producing a plurality of rotations of said worktation of said cran to cause a continuous spiral groove returning upon itself at each extreme of its lengthto be produced in the work, the said driving'connections including a clutch-device comprising essentially a member having an engaging tooth or projcction and a second member havin a plurality of engaging teeth or roJections, whereby to occasion a relative s ift of lthe work and tool to enable a succeeding spiral groove to be produced in a predetermined different portion of the work, substantially as described.

a vcontinuous'spiral groove returning upon.

ed to be produced in the work and drivlng4 roduced in 7. A lathe com rising, essentially, the l a predetermined different portion' of the holder and tool-sup ort relative to each ro- 9. In a machine for forming continuous return spiral grooves in journal bearings, n rotary shaft, a chuck secured to the shaft for supporting and rotating a journal bearing,`a rotary disk, means for'A transmitting motion lfrom the shaft to the disk, a cross head movable lengthwise of theaxis of the shaft, a rigid connecting rod having one end pivoted to the disk at one side of the axis thereof and its other end pivoted to the cross head, and a tool post mounted on the cross head and provided with a cutting tool projected therefrom toward the chuck a distance equal to or greater than the distance between the axis of the disk and pivotal conntion between said disk and connecting r 10. In a machine for forming continuous return spiral grooves in journal bearings, a lathe comprising a main supporting frame, a rotary chuck for supportmg a journal bearing, a drivin -shaft for the chuck, a rotary disk at the rontside of the frame and provided with a diametric slot, a stud adjustable lengthwise of said slot, means for clamping the stud in its adjusted position, a cross-head movable lengthwise of the frame toward and from the chuck, an extensible connection between the said cross-head and the stud on the disk, and a tool-post mounted on the cross-head and provided with a tool projecting therefrom toward the chuck a distance equal to or greater than the distance between the axis of the disk and center of the stud mounted thereon.

1l. In a machine for forming continuous return spiral grooves in journal bearings, a lathe comprising a main supporting frame, a rotary chuck for supporting a journal bearing, a driving shaft for the chuck, a rotating crank of variable throw, a cross-head movable lengthwise of the frame toward and from the chuck, an extensible connection between said cross-head and said crank, and a tool-post mounted on the cross-head and provided with a tool projecting therefrom toward the chuck a distance equal to or greater than the radius of the crank.

In testimon whereof I afix my signature, in presence o two witnesses.

ISAAC OSGOOD. Witnesses:

CHAs. F. RANDALL, EDITH J. ANDERSON. 

